College students returned this fall to find rigid COVID-19 prevention rules that take away from college맥스카지노�s social appeal. And noncompliance can be costly.Northeastern University, for example, suspended 11 students who broke COVID-19 protocols. The school initially said it wouldn맥스카지노�t return the $36,000 each paid. Later, Northeastern announced it would credit each student $27,760 toward the spring.An attorney representing at least two of the families, Brett Joshpe, says Northeastern kept roughly $9,000 in room and board.맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m not optimistic that next semester things will go back to normal,맥스카지노� Joshpe says. 맥스카지노�I think we맥스카지노�ll see rules in place that are legacy to COVID, well beyond the time COVID passes.맥스카지노�Leading health professionals also believe we맥스카지노�ll have to maintain some COVID-19 precautions through 2021. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stretched the timeline even further at a recent address at Thomas Jefferson University, saying public health measures will be necessary into 2022 before a vaccine can push herd immunity.To meet this new normal, know your school맥스카지노�s COVID-19 policies and how they can affect tuition money and financial aid if you don맥스카지노�t comply.What are the new college COVID-19 policies?Schools nationwide added clauses to enforce COVID-19 safety rules, including social gathering limits and mask mandates. Noncompliance can warrant expulsion, suspension, removal from campus housing or probation. Expelled students can맥스카지노�t return to the school. Suspended students can return after a set period.Many schools notified students of new policies via social campaigns, according to a survey by EAB, an education services, technology and research firm. Forty percent of colleges planned to have students sign COVID-19 protocol agreements.Rules like those at Purdue University require students to participate in community testing and get the flu vaccine. Purdue says it tries to address violations with warnings but reserves the right to suspend.As of late September, the school had suspended at least 50 students who attended large parties.Video: U.S. struggling to control COVID-19 infectionsPenn State University requires students to wear face coverings in campus buildings and outside when they can맥스카지노�t socially distance, among other rules 맥스카지노� or risk expulsion.As of Oct. 1, Penn State had suspended 10 students, removed 17 from campus housing and put 204 on probation.What happens to your financial aid if you're suspended?맥스카지노�If a student is suspended midsemester and is receiving federal financial aid, we are required to perform a federal calculation called Return of Title IV Funds,맥스카지노� explained Liz McCune, spokesperson for the University of Missouri. This determines how much of the aid must be returned to the government.And any money returned is money you could owe the school.McCune also explained that if students receive a renewable scholarship, the semester they맥스카지노�re suspended could count against the maximum number of semesters they맥스카지노�re eligible for the award.The University of Missouri맥스카지노�s COVID-19 rules include daily symptoms checks and mandatory face coverings. The school had suspended at least five students for violations as of Sept. 25.Students with loans have more to worry about. Student loans go into repayment if you맥스카지노�re suspended for longer than your grace period, which is typically six months. Students at Penn State, for example, were suspended for the academic year.What happens to your tuition if you're suspended?If you맥스카지노�re suspended for COVID-19 violations, you probably won맥스카지노�t get a tuition refund.Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, says policies are school and situation specific, but she doesn맥스카지노�t expect widespread refunds.Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, for example, states that students suspended for disciplinary reasons may receive a prorated account credit. But they won맥스카지노�t get a refund 맥스카지노� even if they don맥스카지노�t return to use the credit.Lehigh맥스카지노�s COVID-19 rules include limiting off-campus social gatherings to five people and avoiding nonessential travel.McCune says that University of Missouri students can receive a prorated refund if suspended.Will campus COVID-19 rules change with the pandemic?Colleges may adjust their COVID-19 rules as the pandemic evolves.For example, Northeastern recently eased some of its restrictions, citing high compliance and low campus COVID-19 positivity rates.But Annie Probert, sophomore at Northeastern and writer for a student-run newspaper, says some students worry lifting restrictions will lead to an outbreak.While many Northeastern students agree with the rules, she says, they were upset that their peers were denied refunds earlier this semester. That strict enforcement, however, is what Probert thinks stopped others from breaking the rules.맥스카지노�I can맥스카지노�t even imagine what they had to tell their parents,맥스카지노� she says.___This article was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet.